1983 Small Island, Starting From a Large Farmer Chapter 561

It was already dark when Li Duoyu's fishing boat docked, but there were many fishermen at the pier.

Behind their fishing boat was pulled something like a cage, equipped with an improved zeng, and a lot of kerosene lamps hung on it.

This thing was used by Li Duoyu to catch small pipes the year before last, and now the fishermen on Dandan Island can make it.

The structure of "羾" is relatively simple. It is nothing more than a combination of a few bamboo poles, a few ropes and a net.

It can be regarded as a very early fishing tool. At that time, many coastal fishermen did not have boats and wanted to catch fish, so they developed various kinds of fishing boats.

There is a kind of stilt in the north. Fishermen are like walking on stilts, holding a large triangular net to catch fish on the beach.

In addition, there are push reels, driving reels, shed reels, etc. Compared with the current fishing technology, these are very backward fishing tools. Except for some special occasions, they are really rarely seen.

The boat had just docked at the pier. After seeing so many fishermen at the pier, Zhou Xiaoying blushed inexplicably and hurried home, unwilling to wait for Li Duoyu for a minute.

After all, his fishing boat just came back and then went out again. If he happened to be on his boat again, others would definitely think too much about it.

When getting off the boat, Zhou Xiaoying, who was slightly angry, gave him a hard squeeze on the waist, which made him feel a little better.

After Li Duoyu tied the boat rope, someone asked, "Brother Yu, didn't I see your boat coming back just now? Where did it go?"

Li Duoyu's face was not red, and his heart was not beating. He said nonchalantly: "I just found a big fish, and I chased it for a long time and I couldn't catch it."

“Isn't that fish very big?”

“Very big, big and slippery.”

Everyone couldn't help but laugh. Even if everyone had guessed it, they didn't dare to reveal it.

Lao Lu sighed speciously: "The sea is such a good place. Speaking of which, I really miss the days of rocking boats on the sea with those saltwater girls more than 20 years ago."

As soon as the young fishermen heard this, they immediately became excited. I don't know why, but they fishermen were quite interested in the people living on the water.

The older generation said that some Dan people were not allowed to go ashore because they participated in the rebellion. Some said that they were the earliest aborigines who were later driven to the sea. Others said that their ancestors were the earliest pirates. .

There are various opinions about their origins, and there is no conclusion yet. It seems that the earliest residents of Xiasha Village were Dan people.

Because the Dan people rarely go ashore and live on the water all year round, the conditions are naturally more difficult. Without land, it would be even more difficult to eat things like rice and noodles.

In order to provide food and clothing, a profession called "Xianshui Girl" emerged. I heard that at the beginning, it was dedicated to serving foreigners.

As for why it is called salt water, it may be related to living on the sea all year round. To give a simple analogy, if someone asks Li Duoyu what it tastes like now.

Don't even think about it, it's 100% salty, maybe mixed with some bitterness.

At that time, there were shanty boats where saltwater girls made a living, and they usually had special things hung on them. You would not be hit after you boarded such a boat.

Lao Lu continued: "At that time, you didn't need to pay at all. You just gave the other party rice and flour, and the other party would take you to another boat and then sail the boat to the sea."

“Next, don't stop, what will happen when we reach the sea?”

The group of young people listened attentively, but when he was talking about this, Zhao Dahai, who was scraping barnacles on the bottom of the boat with a shovel, vaguely heard someone calling his name, so he stood up and said, "Who is calling me?"

Since becoming a householder worth ten thousand yuan, Dahai has become tougher in his speech in the village, his waist has straightened, and he has begun to call himself Lao Tzu.

A group of young people listened with great interest, but were suddenly interrupted by Zhao Dahai, who responded on the spot: "Who can afford to call you an old bachelor if you are full? What are you pretending to be from a fake household worth ten thousand yuan?"

Zhao Dahai was stunned for a moment, not knowing why he had offended such a large group of people, but he still replied firmly: "What's fake? I am a real ten thousand yuan household, okay?"

But few people wanted to pay attention to him at all, and they all urged Lao Lu to continue talking. They especially wanted to know what happened after Lao Lu went to the sea with Salt Water Girl.

“Uncle Lu, please stop smoking after a few puffs of your cigarette. Why don't you continue talking?”

Lao Lu took a puff of cigarette, sighed with emotion, and continued: "After the price is negotiated, those crabs will take us to the sea to find areas where large yellow croakers often hang out. After all, these crabs are very familiar with the local waters. As long as we With their guidance, the fleet's harvest is good every time.”

After hearing this, all the young people present were dumbfounded.

“Holy shit. Ahhhhhh…”

“That's it, that's it?”

“Uncle Lu, if you don't want to play like this, hurry up and tell us the details. You must have played with Saltwater Girl.”

Lao Lu hummed: "I'm a serious person, okay? I don't think as much as you young people. By then, we would have been liberated, and there would be no such mess."

“Besides, conditions were not good at that time. If you messed up, you might get sick accidentally. Who would have the courage?”

"cut."

A group of young people couldn't help but despise Lao Lu.

Seeing these young people being fooled, Li Duoyu smiled. Lao Lu was really right. There was no such thing as a saltwater girl after liberation, but more and more people were willing to sell their bodies for a bucket of rice.

Li Duoyu has heard that when Lao Lu was in the fishing team, he was definitely not a fuel-efficient lamp. His uncle didn't know how many letters of apology he asked him to write.

It seems that I still have a copy at home. If I show it to my wife, I will definitely get angry.

When Li Duoyu returned home, a big yellow dog rushed out unexpectedly and kept rubbing against him, making a whining sound.

“Two hundred and five, why are you here at home?”

Dad in the yard said: "Now that we have no more kelp, the fish steaks are of no use for the time being. It's so hot at sea, so we might as well let him live on the shore for a while."

Since he started to get busy, Li Duoyu rarely goes to the fishing raft. Xiaochao and Dad are the only ones feeding the two hundred and fifty.

But he raised this dog after all, and even though he hadn't fed it for a long time, he was still very affectionate to him. Li Duoyu stroked its head.

Erbai Wu lay down immediately. Li Duoyu said disgustedly: "What are you thinking about? I don't have time to give you a massage."

Li Duoyu glanced at the bathroom in the yard. The light inside was on. Zhou Xiaoying should be taking a bath. After all, it was really hot on the boat just now. He also sweated a lot, and the time was shortened. A lot.

Seeing that the two elders were at home, Li Duoyu grinned and said, "Mom and dad, I have something very important to tell you. Today our relatives called my shrimp farm and said that my sister-in-law is going to give birth soon. , let's go up there.”

After hearing this, Chen Huiying, who happened to be feeding Tutu, almost lost her grip on the bowl in her hand. She was so excited that she didn't know how to describe it.

Lao Li also had a surprised look on his face: "My in-laws really called and asked us to go up together." "Yes." Li Duoyu nodded.

Li Zhengtian sighed with emotion. Although the boss had received the certificate for a long time, because Yu Qin was getting married for the second time, their wedding had been postponed.

So the two of them have been together for so long, and until now, they don't even know who their parents are.

“Let me just say, the day is coming, how can there be no movement at all.”

At this moment, the word "happy" was written on Chen Huiying's face, especially since her in-laws took the initiative to call and invite her.

Looking at the little Tutu whose mouth was still closed tightly, Chen Huiying said slightly angrily: "Forget it if you don't eat. I don't want to feed you today."

　　Little Tutu was very happy when she heard that she no longer had to eat. However, Chen Huiying handed the bowl to Li Duoyu and said, "Let your father feed you."

Li Duoyu didn't have that much patience. After taking the bowl, he put it directly in front of his table: "Eat it yourself. Eat it all, do you know?"

Although little Tutu didn't want to eat, he was very scared since the last time he saw fried meat with bamboo shoots. In addition, his brother Haoran often instilled in him the concept that he can mess with anyone on the island, but he can't mess with your father. .

Little Tutu was still a little afraid of his father. Although his mouth was full of anger and tears fell, he still picked up the spoon and started eating.

Li Duoyu smiled and said: "Isn't that right? From now on, you should eat by yourself. Eating is a very happy thing. Don't cry, you know."

When his father said this, little Tutu held back his tears. When Chen Huiying saw this scene, she shook her head repeatedly, wishing that her father would feed him in the future.

After Chen Huiying returned home, she found two sets of clothes from the bottom of the box and threw one set to Lao Li.

“Put it on quickly to see if it fits you and if you want to change it.”

Lao Li, who was smoking, frowned and said, "What's the point of being anxious? What kind of clothes are you trying on at night?"

Chen Huiying frowned and said, "Tomorrow we are going to meet our in-laws. We still need to pay a little attention to our image. We can't just go to see people in a mess. It will embarrass our Jinchuan."

When she said this, Lao Li suddenly thought that the eldest son was different from the fourth eldest son. He was more concerned with saving face.

Now it is the director of the workshop, and there are many people under the hand. If you wear too much, it is really not very good.

The two sets of clothes Huiying took out were bought by her eldest daughter-in-law for them during the Chinese New Year. She must have thought of such a day for a long time.

After Lao Li put on his new clothes, Chen Huiying tidied him up, nodded with satisfaction, and then said: "Let's go and find the barber. You shave your beard too, and I'll dye my hair."

Not long after, Li Duoyu was a little surprised when he saw his father and mother who had put on new clothes and had their hair dyed, making them feel as if they were ten years younger.

Li Duoyu praised him on the spot: "Yes, he's very handsome and good-looking. He dresses so well. I just have a few negatives in the camera. Why don't you two just take the wedding photos?"

Chen Huiying said slightly angrily: "You are not serious, what are you talking about?"

After Aniang dyed her hair, she immediately prepared a lot of things to pay homage to and went to the Tianhou Palace to pay homage.

Li Duoyu really wanted to tell her that in terms of health care and conservation, according to the custom of Rongcheng, she should go to visit Aunt Chen Jing in the city.

She is the one in charge of this.

Come to think of it, Mazu on our island seems to worry a lot and is willing to help with anything.

Sincerity leads to spirituality.

Perhaps, after all this trouble, the two empresses can meet up in Rongcheng, sit down to drink tea and chat, and if they are good enough, they can even play a table of mahjong together.

Aniang also prepared a lot of things that night, all of which were all kinds of dry goods. Their daughter-in-law was going to give birth to a baby.

Mother-in-law has to prepare a lot of things. If the conditions are good, she will at least have a whole load of various dry goods.

For example, mother-of-squid, dried razor clams, dried mushrooms, dried eels, dried oysters, fish maw, noodles, etc. These are all for my daughter-in-law to eat during her confinement period.

In addition, you must prepare a pair of silver bracelets for your child. If the conditions are good, you can even wear gold bracelets directly.

Chen Huiying has already prepared these things a long time ago, and she attaches great importance to Jiang Yuqin's birth this time.

It may be because of the debt owed to Jinchuan. Of course, there are also some ancient customs. After all, the eldest grandson is the eldest.

She also prepared a chicken coop and caught all the chickens in the chicken coop, planning to give them all to her in-laws.

When the second sister-in-law Zhu Xiuhua saw that her mother-in-law had taken away all the chickens, she immediately said: "Auntie, Haoran just finished his exams. I also plan to stew a chicken to replenish his health. You have taken away all the chickens. Where can I go?" Look for it.”

Chen Huiying gave her a disgusted look, and this time she was too lazy to talk nonsense to her. She took out Zhang Datuan on the spot:

"I'll take these chickens away first. If you want to eat them, go back and buy a few from the market and raise them."

Zhu Xiuhua was dumbfounded after taking the money. Her mind was a little confused for a while. She was stingy, but her mother-in-law was much stingier than her.

This time he was so cheerful that he gave her ten yuan at once.

This is not right.

But when she learned from Li Yaoguo that her sister-in-law was about to give birth to a baby, Zhu Xiuhua's face instantly turned ugly, and she couldn't help but mutter:

“I have never seen your mother so generous before I gave birth to a child.”

Li Yaoguo said: "How can it be the same in the past as it is now? At that time, our family was very poor. Besides, individuals could not raise chickens and ducks at that time. How many work points would it take to buy you a chicken?"

Zhu Xiuhua thought it was right, so she took the big unity sheet and said to her son: "Haoran, there is a fair tomorrow, I will buy you two chickens to mend them, and buy you two sets of summer clothes by the way."

“Mom, there's no need, I'm trying to lose weight.”

　　“There's no need to lose weight. Fat people are cute and won't be bullied.”

Li Yaoguo frowned and looked at his son, feeling a little abnormal. He had just finished the exam and was helping his mother mop the floor and wash the dishes. Something was wrong.

Li Yaoguo asked: "After the exam, why don't you go out to play with your friends?"

Li Haoran grinned and said: "The weather is too hot, it's better to keep it cooler at home. Dad, you work hard raising eels. Do you want me to rub your shoulders and squeeze your feet?"

Seeing that his son was so abnormal, Li Yaoguo couldn't help but sigh. Although the score hadn't come out yet, he had roughly guessed it.

By Nine out of ten, he didn't do well in the exam, otherwise, given his playful nature, he would have gone out with friends long ago and wouldn't have stayed at home. (End of chapter)

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